Chinese robotics startup Unitree has been caught embedding a backdoor in their robots that lets them spy on people. This shows why we must ban all Chinese robots.

Whether it’s a robot dog, android, autonomous EV or drone, all these products are the same. They have chips, cameras, a battery and means of locomotion. For the robots, it’s legs. For an EV, it’s wheels. For a drone, it’s propellers. But fundamentally, these are all the same product.

And in the hands of a belligerent Communist dictatorship, they’re all dangerous.

Robots — Since robots are a fringe product today, they’ll be easy to ban.

We have no dependence on Chinese robots because we have no dependence on any robots, aside from the common industrial ones we use today. Those are mostly made in Japan and Europe.

If we allow Chinese robots out in our streets, we’re in incredible danger. They could attack people or sabotage facilities. They could also surveil targets for humans to attack.

We have excellent robotics companies here in America, such as Figure, Tesla and Boston Dynamics. We should never allow Chinese robots into our country.

Cars — In today’s world, cars are becoming robots. They’re autonomous and driven by computers.

Chinese cars have no presence in the United States today. We have to keep it that way.

Allowing autonomous vehicles from China into this country would be a huge mistake. In the event of a war, they could be used to run people over or ram into key infrastructure. Even as surveillance tools, they’d be a formidable weapon.

Tesla is already producing tons of autonomous EV’s in the US. In the future, we should only allow cars from friendly countries into the United States.

Drones — This will be the hardest one to ban. Chinese company DJI makes almost 80% of America’s drones.

I would phase in a ban, starting with the military. In 3 years, we should be able to stand up drone manufacturing capabilities.

Chinese drones represent a serious threat to the United States.

They’re incredible surveillance tools, able to go anywhere, hover, and transmit information. They could also ram into a target, although their small size limits the potential damage.

I’m confident that like cars, we can produce drones at scale in the US at a reasonable price. Whoever figures it out first will make a fortune.

Wrap-Up

China is becoming our enemy. And there’s no way we can let robots, cars or drones from an enemy country into the United States.

They could be used to surveil us. In fact, it’s probably already happening.

But it gets worse. China could tell its robots and cars to attack humans or sabotage critical infrastructure like bridges and powerplants.

It’s fine to bring in t-shirts and sneakers. But robots can too easily become a weapon.

Robots are the future. But that future must be built here in the United States.

There will be no blog tomorrow for Good Friday. Have a great Easter everyone!

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